Combined can opener and pouring spout



Dec. 17, 1935. w. F. Pu a 2,024,815

COMBINED CM! OPENER AND POUBING'SPOU! Filed Jan. 21,1935

7 7' .26 I a 16 12 J WW Patented Dec. 17, 1935 COMBINED CAN OPENER AND-POUIt-ING SPOUT William'F. Punte, Syracuse, N. -Y., assignor toContinental Can Company, Inc; New York, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication January 21, 1935, Serial No. 2,783

4 Claims. (01. ear-2s) The invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a combined can opener and. pouring spoutwhich isdesigned particularly for the opening of hermetically sealed cans andthe dispensing of the liquid content therefrom.

,An object of the invention is to provide a can opener and pouring spoutwhich are formed as a unit structure and wherein during the opening ofthe can the spout is attached to'the can and a sealed connection betweenthe spout and the can formed along the portion of the ,can adjacent theopening through which the contents are to be dispensed.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is' a plan view showing a combined can opener andpouring spout embodying the improvements as applied to a'container.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. v

Fig. 3 is an end view of the combined opener and pouring spout showingthe cutting device, the

sealing gasket and the spout, the parts being.

viewed from the inside of the spout. The can is also'shown -in' brokenlines.

The invention is directed to a combined pouring spout and cutter formedas a unit which is ,a very simple iorm'of construction containing fewparts so that it is cheap to manufacture. Attached to thespoutis aprojecting flange having a seat for a gasket which contacts with the.

side wall of the can for making a sealed contact between the spout andthe can. Also attached to the spout is a projecting handle which extendsover the top of the can. Mounted on this handle is a retaining lughaving a recess onits inner face and this retaining lug is adapted toengage the end s'eam of the can at a point diametrically opposite.the-point where the spout is attached. The lug is so disposed that thegasket is held pressed against the can, making a tight seal therewithwhen the lug is brought .into contact with the end seam. Attached "tothis handle extending from the spout is-a cutter which cuts the openingin the can as the spout is applied thereto.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the body portion of a can whichis to be opened, is indicated at l. The end 2 of the can is secured tothe body portion by a double seam 3 This is the usual typeof anhermetically sealed can which maybe used for packaging liquids; such aslubricating oils or the like. The spout is indicated at 4. "It consistsof a body portion 5' from'which projects a pouring nozzle 6; said 5 bodyportion has a depending flange 1, the inner face of which is'providedwith a recess 8. In this recess is located agasket 9. The flange L isarcuate in shape and conforms to the shaplngof the outer wall of thecan. The gasket 9 is similarly shaped and is adapted to make con-. 5tact with the curved surface of the wall of the can body below thedouble seam and portions of the double seam.

Rigidly attached to the body portion 5 of the pouring spout is a handleIll. The handle III is 10 v This member ID not only serves as-a handle,but- 'it also serves as a means for attaching and 15 positioning thespout relative to the'can. It also serves as a carrying means, for thecutter for forming an opening in the end 2 of the can. Said handle isprovided with an opening I I. The cutter for severing the can end isattached to 20 the underside of the handle I. Said cutter in+ -cludesspaced side walls or wing members 12 and I3, which'are connected by amain portion l4 constituting the primary cutting blade; said mainportion H has a piercing point a and 25 cutting edges leading therefromto the wing members. The'side or wing members l2 and I3 are each formedwith a projecting flange l5 which is adapted to rest against theunderface of the handle I!) and ascrew I6 associated with each 30 flangefirmly secures the cutter to the underface of the handle Ill. As shownin Fig. 2, the

side members l2 and I3 are cut away at the upper end of the main portionforming the cut-- ting blade It as indicated at H. The opening ll 35 inthe handle'extends from .one side member to the other.

Attached to the handle are twocentering pins I 8 and I9 and also adepending retaining lug 20.

Said retaining lug 20 is provided with a' recess 2| 40 on its inner faceand a tapered portion 22 at the inner side of the lug. When the canopener and spout is to be applied to a can, the piercing point isplacedin contact with the end close to the double seam and as it is forceddown into the can 45 by hand pressure on the upper side of the spout,the gasket will pass down alongside of the double seam and the outerface of the can. This downward pressure on the cutter will penetrate thecan end and cut the end along diverging lines' Q substantially parallelwith the end seam and thence along lines which are parallel and,extending inwardly towardthe center of the can. This will cause theportion 2a cut out of the end to roll downwardly and backwardly so as togive a can may be dispensed.

After the cutter is forced into the can to form the opening and thegasket placed adjacent the end seam, then the end 'of the handle orcasting I is brought down so that the retaining pin '20 will pass overthe end seam. The centering pins l8 and I9 will pass inside of the endseam and finally contact with the can end 2. The pins contacting withthe can end will limit the downward movement of the handle and insurethe proper positioning of the spout on the can with the gasket againstthe can. When the tapered portion 22 of.the lug contacts with the canend, it will force the handle I 0 to the right and this will draw thegasket 9 into tight sealing contact with the can wall and the can endseam. When the seam slips into the recess, the tool will be firmlyattached to the can so that it is not easily dislodged and at the sametime the gasket will be held compressed so as to make a tight seal andto insure that the oil passing out through the opening ll into the spout4, will be dispensed through the nozzle 6. This sealing gasket ispreferably made of duprene or some other substance which is hot attackedby the oil. Inorder to provide a proper vent opening for the can, thehandle or casting I 0 is provided with a piercing member 23 which issecured in any suitable way to the handle and is shaped and dimensionedso as to penetrate the end, as indicated in Fig. 2 and thus provide avent hole to admit air into the container as the contents are beingpoured from the spout.

It will be apparent from the above, that a very simple device has beenprovided for the opening of the can and-the dispensing of the liquidcontents thereof. Said device may be quickly attached to the can andwhen appliedjthe oil may be dispensed through the spout rapidly and thecan completely drained as the opening is formed very close to the endseam so that the oil is not trapped. It'will also be noted that thegasket contacts with the end seam which is rigid and therefore a verytight seal may be produced with the pressure that is available when theretaining lug is passed beneath the end seam at the opposite side of thecan. It will also be noted that the body portion of the spout and thegasket extend throughout an arc of substantially 90 and this will give afunnel-shaped body portion to the spout to receive the oil and directthe same to the pouring nozzle.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and thearrangement of the parts,

may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as setforth in the appended claims. 7

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combined can opener and pouring spout comprising a body portionhaving a dispensing nozzle, a handle rigidly attached to said bodyportion, said body portion having a depending flange, a gasket attachedto said flange and adapted to contact with the end seam and the wall ofthe can adjacent thereto, a cutter attached to said handle having apenetrating point and cutting edges for cutting the end wall of the canand rolling the metal thereof downwardly and inwardly to form a pouringopening, said handle 7 2,024,375 wide opening through which the contentsof the being extended across the can when applied thereto and retainingmeans rigid withsaid' handle for engaging the end seam at a pointdiametrical- 1y opposite the gasket, said retaining means being disposedso as to hold said gasket in sealing contact with the end seam and bodywall of the can.

2; A combined can opener and pouring spout comprising a body portionhaving a dispensing nozzle, a handle attached to said body portion, saidbody portion having a depending flange, a 10 gasket attached to saidflange and adapted to contact with the end seam and the wall of the canadjacent thereto, a cutter attached to said. handle having a penetratingpoint and cutting edges for cutting the end wall of the can and rollingthe metal thereof downwardly and inwardly to f orm a pouring opening,said handle being extended across the can when applied 1 thereto andhaving positioning pins adapted to engage the can end inside the doubleseam and a retaining lug adapted to engage the end seam at the outerside thereof, said retaining lug and positioning pins being disposed sothat when in engagement with the can the gasket will be pressed againstthe end seam and body wall and a tight seal formed therebetween. I

3. A combined can opener and pouring spout comprising a body portionhaving a dispensing nozzle, a handle attached to said body portion, saidbody portion having a depending'flange, a gasket attached to said flangeand adapted to contact with the end seam and the wall of the canadjacent thereto, a cutter attached to said handle having a penetratingpoint and cutting edges for cutting the end wall of the can and rollingthe metal thereof downwardly and inwardly to form a pouring opening,said handle being extended across the can when applied thereto andhaving positioning pins for engaging the can end inside of the end seamand'a retaining 40 lug having atapered portion and a recess above thetapered portion, said lug being disposed so that when pressed againstthe end seam, it will draw the gasket into tight sealing contact withthe end seam at the opposite side of ,the can and the body wall of thecan. I

4. A combined can opener and pouring spout comprising a body portionhaving a dispensing nozzle centrally thereof, said body portion beingfunnel-shaped for receiving and discharging the liquid contents throughsaid nozzle and having a depending flange, a gasket attached to saidflange and adapted to contact with the end seam in the wall of the canadjacent thereto substantially throughout the extentof the funnel, ahandle rigidly attached to said body portion and adapted to extenddiametrically across the can end when applied thereto, said handlehaving an opening within the body portion of the spout, a cutterattached to the underside of said handle and having a cutting pointadapted to penetrate and cut the end of the can so as to roll back themiddle to form a wide opening, said cutter being disposed relative tothe opening so that the contents will be dispensed through the openingin the handle into the pouring spout, and retaining means rigidlycarried by said handle and engaging the end seam of the can at a pointdiametrically opposite the gasket, said retaining means being disposedso as to hold the gasket pressed against the end seam and body wallofthe can. l I

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